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Art review: Lita Albuquerque at Craig Krull
Leah Ollman reviews Lita Albuquerque's "Wind Paintings" and other works at Craig Krull.

Oil-rich Qatar pays record $250 million for painting
Paul Cezanne's "The Card Players" has sold to the oil-rich country of Qatar for a record $250 million.

Art review: 'Kienholz Before LACMA' at L.A. Louver
Leah Ollman reviews Edward Kienholz paintings and sculptures at L.A. Louver.

Art review: Izhar Patkin at Shoshana Wayne
Leah Ollman reviews paintings on veils of tulle by Izhar Patkin at Shoshana Wayne Gallery.

Stephen Eich resigns as Pasadena Playhouse executive director
Stephen Eich is resigning after 2 1/2 years as executive director of the Pasadena Playhouse. He helped see the company through a financial crisis that included an eight-month shutdown, bankruptcy proceedings and a return to stability.

Pacific Symphony season to star Lang Lang and honor Ellington
Pianists Lang Lang and Andre Watts and cellist Alisa Weilerstein are key soloists for the Pacific Symphony's 2012-13 season. The annual American Composers Festival will focus on the music of Duke Ellington.

Dance review: Diavolo's 'Fearful Symmetries' at the Valley Arts Center
Review by Jean Lenihan of Diavolo's current U.S. tour of "Fearful Symmetries" at the Valley Arts Center

'Clybourne Park' will move from Taper to Broadway after all
The acclaimed production of playwright Bruce Norris' "Clybourne Park," now playing at the Mark Taper Forum, will move to Broadway this spring after all, despite a well-publicized spat between Norris and a producer of the show threatened to sideline the show.

Theater review: 'Finding Fossils' at the Lankershim Arts Center
David C. Nichols reviews the L.A. premiere of Ty DeMartino's "Finding Fossils," a Road Theatre Company presentation at the Lankershim Arts Center. A theater review for the Los Angeles Times.

Art review: Elias Hansen and the Reader at the Company
Leah Ollman reviews work by Elias Hansen and the Reader at the Company.


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